| This probably explains the names of the chough, crake, hoopoe, kittiwake, pipit, shrike, twite and whimbrel. |
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| Norfolk birders know the hoopoe as a spring and autumn passage migrant, but only in small numbers. |
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| Orange headed thrush, Indian Pitta and resident birds such as oriole, spotted owlet and hoopoe can be sighted on this campus. |
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| Feeding quietly, a hoopoe can be surprisingly difficult to detect on the ground especially when probing with long decurved bill. |
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| In this story, the hoopoe who leads the birds is used as an allegory of a Sufi master leading his pupils to enlightenment. |
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| With a flutter of his wings and a low, rasping call, a male hoopoe lands at the rim of the nest cavity, holding a small caterpillar in his curved bill. |
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| Except for the hoopoe and the walled-in hornbills, the young are fed by both parents. |
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| The Indian hoopoe is common in India but is only a migratory bird in the southeastern part of the region. |
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| The hoopoe is one of the most widely known and attractive breeding birds in our country. |
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| The eggs are usually white but, in the hoopoe, may be olive, brownish, bluish, or greenish and are sometimes spotted. |
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| A striking creature, the hoopoe has bright cinnamon pink coloration and a crest of black-tipped feathers that, when erect, resembles an Indian headdress. |
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| Although kingfishers, bee eaters, storks, dragonflies, mosquitoes and ants are all part of his photographic repertoire, the wary hoopoe has been dodging his lens for years. |
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| You can see exotic birds like cuckoos, owls, nightjars, barbets, hoopoe, yellow-billed magpies and black-capped sibias and mammals including langurs and furry pikas. |
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| For example, hoopoe larks have long decurved bills that are used for digging for insect larvae, while calandra larks have strong, stout bills that are used for eating seeds. |
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| Coming to the aid of the hoopoe is an ambitious undertaking, which can succeed owing to the extensive knowledge accumulated during previous studies. |
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| The hoopoe walks with quick steps, bobbing its head in time with the steps and pausing to probe with its long bill in the ground and in crevices, in search of large arthropods and small vertebrates. |
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| Pick up a guide book or hire a local guide and keep your eyes peeled for black vultures, ospreys, falcons, hoopoe and the Balearic warbler. |
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| As a side effect, other threatened bird species, such as the little owl and the wryneck, will also benefit from the measures taken in favour of the hoopoe. |
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| Birds nesting here include the white stork, white-tailed eagle, osprey, hoopoe, corn crake, lesser spotted eagle, eagle owl, mute swan, grey heron, cormorant, crane, and many other species. |
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| Highlights included close views of a Cleopatra butterfly, a Wood Cricket and excellent views of a Hoopoe by Langle. |
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